This toolkit contains best practices and lessons learned by states to successfully implement a draft template memorandum of understanding between public health agencies and pharmacies.
Territories and Freely Associated States Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, us territories, improve population and community health, freely associated states, territorial support, public health territorial ...
Guam Guam is an unincorporated U.S. territory in the western Pacific. It lies on the other side of the international date line from the continental U.S. For context, Guam is approximately eight hours, by plane, west of Hawaii. Guam’s ...
A brief summary of all the significant public health legislation passed by U.S. Congress in the summer of 2022.
ASTHO Legislative Alert from March 9, 2022: Final Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, HHS-ED Appropriations Bill Summary and Highlights
ASTHO’s federal and state government experts provide our members with guidance and education on public health policy development and legislation.
Emergency Authority & Immunity Toolkit The Emergency Authority & Immunity (EAI) Toolkit addresses key concepts regarding federal and state emergency declarations and the various response authorities and liability protections these ...
ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Previewing 2023 state legislative actions to build public health infrastructure.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authority has been used to require the use of face masks and encourage social distancing, and other measures. In several states these legal authorities have been challenged and, in many ...
ASTHO’s legislative prospectus on Immunization Information Systems, Health Information Exchanges, and balancing data privacy with sharing
The State Health Policy portfolio includes an annual legislative prospectus series. This document is from 2021 and addresses the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy Statements The members of ASTHO serve as the face and voice of state and territorial public health and are frequently called on by federal and state lawmakers and national organizations to provide input on the development of public ...
This four-part infographic series, developed by ASTHO with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), illustrates successes from six state health departments to show how Public Health ...
Environmental Health Environmental Health Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, environmental health, environmental public health, public health professionals, addressing climate change, environmental health ...
ASTHO offers first-class resources for public health officials for leadership development and ongoing education on the cutting edge in public health.
To promote health equity for people with disabilities, public health planning efforts should be intentional and inclusive. ASTHO has identified health equity as a strategic priority and supports its members in their quest to increase ...
Health is impacted not only by our genes and our lifestyles, but also by the social and economic systems that determine our quality of life and access to certain resources and care.
"Bounce forward" into a better world by using these resources to create healthier, more resilient communities.
Health in All Policies ASTHO has been providing resources to empower states and territories to implement health in all policies (HiAP) strategies for over a decade. HiAP is a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health ...
An article with statistical analysis addressing survey responses on mental health among public health workers. Originally posted as a CDC MMWR.